Talcher (Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Summary of results of the 2009 Election

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
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Braja Kishore Pradhan
37,048
36.21
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-
BJD
Mahesh Sahoo
28,406
27.77
-
-
BJP
Kalandi Samal
17,415
17.02
-
-
INC
Khirod Sahu
7,636
7.46
-
-
RPI
Dileswar Naik
6,483
6.34
-
-
SAMO
Ritarani Das
1,227
1.20
-
-
Independent
Manasi Swain
862
0.84
-
-
BSP
Uchhan Chandra Pattanayak
847
0.83
-
-
Independent
Prafulla Kumar Naik
782
0.76
-
-
JMM
Jugal Kishor Nanda
514
0.50
-
-
Independent
Mayadhar Samal
447
0.44
-
-
JD(U)
Aren Kumar Pani
369
0.36
-
-
Kalinga Sena
Srihari Sethi
271
0.26
-
Majority
Majority
Majority
8,642
8.45
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Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
1,02,309
67.78
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Question: What was the outcome of the 2009 Election and how close was it?
Answer: In 2009 election, Braja Kishore Pradhan defeated BJD candidate Mahesh Sahoo by a margin of 8,642 votes.